dateline: 8/9/2006
An overhaul of this site was long past due, so I decided to be productive and add a little color. I've also added links to my blog sites. I have become addicted to blogging since my last news post, and you will realize what I mean if you visit my blogs. They are updated far more frequently than this or any other site on my webring. Also, since I last posted news, I have been in two other operettas, one a medley of Gilbert and Sullivan favorites, and the other "The Gypsy Baron," by Johann Strauss. His "Treasure Waltz" is a medley of all the major themes from that operetta. Which is why, when I first heard the music, I thought I had heard it before. I also visited England this past spring, and my what a lovely time I had. Pictures for that trip can be found at my Yahoo! Photos site. What I miss about England: orange squash, the Yorkshire countryside, country estates and their accompanying gardens, and the friends I made over there.
dateline: 7/15/2005
GENTLEMEN, BE WARNED...
I'm about to give you the lowdown on female behavior:
A) "friends": Men are friends with women in the feeble, misguided hope that they will eventually get laid. Women are friends with men simply because they like them, as nothing more than a friend. Granted, there are exceptions to this, on both sides, but the majority of men and women would probably agree with me (of course, the men won't admit that I'm right, but whatever). Those women who do not agree with me (i.e., adopt the men's approach) take advantage of men by toying with their emotions and then leaving them high-and-dry, and I therefore consider them cheap crack whores. Cruel! Evil! Que lastima! Another thing to keep in mind, gentlemen: some of us ladies can hide emotions quite well, especially if we realize that the object of our affection is "otherwise engaged." It doesn't matter how much we like them, if they're in a relationship, they're off-limits. Men should be cautious around women who have no problem whatsoever promoting infidelity. As should women worry about men who have no problem cheating on their significant other. If he or she has no problem cheating on their current partner, how could they possibly have any difficulty cheating on you?
B) "To be or not to be...": The Bard said it well. Oftentimes, women confuse men by their behavior. The opposite is true as well. Most men are fairly easy to figure out; a woman of average intellect can figure out a guy's simple tricks and nonsense before he realizes it. Men, on the other hand, obviously missed a few lessons on the subject of observation. They do not see what is in front of them, and often fall for the stratagems of the cheap crack whores mentioned above. And then the rest of us are stuck with their scarred/ traumatized/twisted perceptions of what is normal behavior in a woman. Why do men miss even simple social cues/personality flaws/etc.? Well, their socialization process is different; men solve problems by fighting, whereas women either talk it out or endure social catfighting. Women have years of excruciatingly subtle social interaction behind them by the time the guys start getting interested. And by that time, the guys are just pawns in a neverending contest fueled by jealousy and aggression.
C) Appearances can be deceiving: I had a female friend who made acquaintances by telling them her sob story. Well, of course, guys thought she was genuinely interested in them, because that's what they do with a girl they're interested in. As it turns out, this friend of mine was just interested in the attention, and could care less whose attention she received. This is just one of many examples I've come across in my very short existence on this planet. There are also cultural issues to be aware of. Certain cultures assume that women who hang out at bars and laugh at dirty jokes are the type for fun, and that women who go to church every Sunday and act properly are the type for marrying. Well, gentlemen, life's a bitch. Love is not conveniently characterized that way. Oftentimes, men from such cultures might fall in love with women of the first sort, but marry someone of the second sort to please their family. That's a really bad idea, from every angle. If you're going to take the trouble to marry someone, let it be someone you can wake up next to every morning for the rest of your life, and not mind seeing naked on their 87th birthday. Chances are that the person you perceive to be one way, might have some hidden qualities you did not at first perceive. Give people a chance; humans are a very surprising species.
C) "Be prepared": FYI- Smart girls don't kiss on the first date. Why, you ask? It is far better to acquire the necessary information to properly assess the worthiness of your "prey" than to jump in, head first, without any background. I have been interested in guys that later on I'm glad I didn't go anywhere near, after I got to know them. I'm not going to risk my future happiness for just anyone. This is why "Sex and the City" disgusts me. Laissez-faire attitudes about relationships lead to many dissapointments and regrets. |
